Tolo News in Dari – February 24, 2024
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Over 286,000 afflicted with respiratory diseases since winter across Afghanistan: WHO
Ariana: The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that since the beginning of 2024, more than 286,000 individuals have been afflicted with respiratory diseases across Afghanistan, among whom 668 have lost their lives. According to WHO, the increase in the number of individuals afflicted with respiratory diseases is due to cold weather conditions, affecting mostly
Taliban’s Second Strike: Women’s Beauty Salons Ordered to Shut Down Again Amidst Ongoing Restrictions
8am: On Saturday, February 24th, the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice of the Taliban issued a written notice to all proprietors of women’s beauty salons, granting them one month to cease their activities. Click here to read more (external link).
Locals Say Ibrahim Sanjrani Fort in Nimroz Needs Repair
Tolo News: Cultural activists in Nimroz said that the ancient fort Ibrahim Khan Sanjrani in this province’s Chakhansur district is at risk of deterioration. This castle is believed to have a 400-year history. According to provincial officials, the majority of the historical castles and monuments in this province date back to the ancient Sistan era.
Families Demand Release Of 39 Afghans Detained In Turkey
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi February 23, 2024 The families of 39 Afghan citizens detained in Turkey after they reportedly tried to reach Europe on a migrant route have called for the release and the safe return of their relatives. The Afghan migrants were hiding inside a truck carrying boxes of tissue when they were arrested in the Çilimli
The SAS fought a dirty war in Afghanistan
The Spectator (UK): The SAS blocked UK visas for Afghan special forces soldiers, perhaps fearing that they would be able to produce evidence incriminating the SAS in the shooting of unarmed civilians. That was the striking implication of a BBC Panorama investigation this week – with the Ministry of Defence confirming that it is undertaking
Tolo News in Dari – February 23, 2024
Afghanistan A cricket team to tour Sri Lanka in April
Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Friday announced that the nation’s A team is scheduled to play five One Day matches and one four-day match against Sri Lanka from April 28 to May 14. Afghanistan A will arrive in Sri Lanka on April 25 and kick off their tour with a One Day match against
Afghanistan: Archaeological sites ‘bulldozed for looting’
BBC News: Dozens of archaeological sites in Afghanistan have been bulldozed to allow systematic looting, according to researchers at the University of Chicago. They say their analysis of satellite photos provides the first definitive photographic evidence that looting patterns that began under the previous government have continued since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Non-Combatant Murder Spree Persists: Taliban Gun Down Resident of Maidan Wardak Province in Kabul
8am: According to reliable sources cited by the Hasht-e Subh Daily, the victim, identified as Elyas, was brutally gunned down by Taliban fighters on the evening of Tuesday, February 20, in the vicinity of Kabul’s sixth security district. Elyas hailed from the Husay-e Dowum Bahsud district in Maidan Wardak province, and his funeral took place